Location : Fig Tree [1], West Road
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished.street level, 4 apt. - 1935
Part of a divided property. Other parts: Fig Tree [2] Fig Tree [3]
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435340,-2.948669
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966-73 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Nearby properties (demolished in red): 2 Shepherds Road 4 Shepherds Road (Harris Land [1], West Road) (Harris Land [2], West Road) 8b, West Road 7 West Road 8a, West Road 10 West Road (Woodmuir House, West Road) (Graham Place [1], West Road) (Graham Place [5], West Road) (Graham Place [2], West Road) (Graham Place [3], West Road) (Graham Place [4], West Road) (Graham Place [6], West Road) (Graham Place [7], West Road) (Fig Tree [2], West Road) part of 10, West Road (Harris Land [3], West Road) (Harris Land [4], West Road) (Harris Land [5], West Road) (Fig Tree [3], West Road) 1 Woodmuir Crescent 3 Woodmuir Crescent
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Fig Tree [1] | ||
| Figtree Cottage | ||
| Graham Place | from 1905 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 31 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-37 dir | Millar, Robert, gardener, Graham place, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport. | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Prince, John H., janitor, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Dickson, David, machineman, Graham pl., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Dickson, David, machineman, Graham pl., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Dickson, David, machineman, Graham pl., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Cowie, John A., gardener, Figtree cot., Woodhaven rd., West Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Cowie, John A., gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage. West Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Middleton, John F., gardener, Figtree Cot., W. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage. West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Middleton, John F., gardener, Figtree Cot., W. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Figtree cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Harris, John, salmon fisher, Figtree Cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Harris, John, Figtree Cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Harris, William, builder, West Newport | [could be either house] | location 2 |
| 1867-68 dir | Harris, William, mason, Fig Tree Cottage, West Newport | [could be either house] | location 2 |
| 1866 Fife dir | Harris, W & T, builder, E Newport | ||
| 1853-54 dir | Baird, Thomas, feuar and mason, Tayside. |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Middleton, John F. | Gardener | West Newport | Tenant of House | West Newport | |||||
| 1879-1880 Voters | Harris, James | mason | Wester Newport | |||||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Harris, James | mason | Wester Newport | |||||||
| 1874 Voters | Harris, John | mason | ||||||||
| 1873 Voters | Harris, John | mason |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, Fig Tree Terrace | Middleton | John | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | Fig Tree Cottages | Middleton | John | 3 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Fig Cottages | Lawson | Mary | 2 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Fig Tree Cottage | Harris | James | 3 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Tayside | Fig Tree Cottage | Gray | David | 4 | View household | ||
| 1861 | Fig Cottage | Harris | John | 3 | View household | |||
| 1851 | Baird | Thomas | View household | |||||
| 1841 | Newport | Baird | Arthur | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 37 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-38 | 1017 | House | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, burgh chamberlain | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 980 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, West Newport | John Henry Prince | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 934 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | John Henry Prince | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 932 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | John Henry Prince | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 921 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | John Henry Prince | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 901 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | John Henry Prince | same | 10-5-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 874 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | David Dickson | same | 10-5-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 853 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Rev John McDonald | same | 7-15-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 851 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John McDonald, retired | same | 7-15-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 845 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John McDonald, retired | same | 7-15-0 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 807 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John A Cowie, gardener | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 795 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 790 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 786 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 6-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 767 | House and Garden | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 6-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 756 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason, Pickletillum by Leuchars | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 559 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 547 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 517 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | John F Middleton, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 468 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs May Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 445 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs May Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 412 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs May Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 379 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 359 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 348 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 338 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Mrs Lawson | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 310 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | James Lawson, gardener | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 290 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | James Lawson, gardener | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 266 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | proprietor | 8 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 172 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Said James Harris | 8 | View details | |||
| 1878-79 | 175 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | Said James Harris | 4 | View details | |||
| 1871-72 | 165 | House and Garden | Mrs John Harris, mason | Mrs John Harris | 8 | View details | |||
| 1867-68 | 185 | House and Garden | Mrs John Harris | Said Mrs Harris | 8 | View details | |||
| 1865-66 | 176 | House and Garden | Mrs John Harris | Said Mrs Harris | 6 | View details | |||
| 1864-65 | 167 | House and Garden | Mrs John Harris | Said Mrs Harris | 6 | View details | |||
| 1860-61 | 150 | House and Garden | Mrs John Harris, salmon fisher | Mrs John Harris | 6 | View details | [see 1855: 167] | ||
| 1855-56 | 167 | House and Garden | Thomas Baird, mason | said Thomas Baird | 11 | View details | [comprises 1860: 149-151] |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 263 view details | Broadhaugh | E-most lot of 5 front lots | part of garden | (James Harris) | Figtree | The area marked purple was included in the sasines for Fig Tree & Harris Land (from 1807), but also in the first sasine for the plot [ID 377] to the NW (1825/7). |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905.00939 | James Harris to Charles Graham | Disp by James Harris, formerly grocer's assistant, Newport, now at Pickletillum, to Charles Graham … of lot of ground & houses etc t/on … : S by public road, : N by River Tay, being the E-most of 5 front lots, pt of a garden at Broadhaugh … right of entry to ground at back by roads & right to well … | 18 May 1905 | 263 | |
| 1884.04015 | loan by Janet Laird / Watson | Bond £100 & disp security by James Harris … to Janet Laird / Watson, 5 Catherine Street, Dundee of lot of ground N of turnpike, : N by the river, the E-most of 5 lots of Broadhaugh | 19 Jan1884 | 263 | |
| 1884.04014 | Dundee Property & Investment Bldg Soc loan repaid | Disp by Dundee Property & Investment Building Society (formerly the Dundee Property & Investment Co) to James Harris, formerly mason now grocer's assistant, of lot of ground N of turnpike, : N by the river, the E-most of 5 lots of Broadhaugh | 19 Jan1884 | 263 | |
| 1883.03630 | real burdens due to Christina Baird / Harris & John Harris paid off | Disch. by Christian Baird / Harris, widow of John Harris, disburd. (1) real burden of £25 (27 Oct 1868) to them by Alexander Harris over lot of ground on N of t/p to Woodhaven, the W-most of 5 lots; (2) real burden of £50 (13 Apr 1868) to them by Elizabeth Colville / Harris, wife of Thomas Harris, over 31' frontage lot of grnd on N of public road, : N by the river, & dw ho, shop, wash house & gable wall, … rights of entry …; (3) real burden of £25 (23 Dec 1868) to them by William Harris over … middle of 5 lots …; (4) real burden of £25 (16 Mar 1874, originally dated 18 Apr 1868) to them by Jane Harris over subjects now belonging to Robert Haarris, Sydney, New South Wales over the 2nd lot from the E of 5 lots ; (5) real burden of £25 (18 Apr 1868) to them by George Harris, now deceased, & writ in favour of his brother James (6 May 1874) over E-most of 5 lots … which 5 lots form the garden ground of Broadheughs … | 26 Oct 1883 | 267, 266, 265, 264, 263, 181 | |
| 1874.03524 | loan by Dundee Property Investment Co | Disp by James Harris to Trs Dundee Property Investment Co of lot of ground & houses t/on on N side of road Newport - Woodhaven, being the E-most of 5 lots, pt of garden ground at Broadhaugh, with right to well etc | 29 Jul 1874 | 263 | |
| 1874.03225 | Christina Harris to George Harris to James Harris, to Trs | Not Instr James Harris mason Newport of lot of ground & houses t/on on N of road to Woodhaven, the E-most of 5 front lots … Broadhaugh … right to well etc, under burden of £25 to Christina Baird / Harris … (on disp 18 Apr 1868 by Christina Harris, consent of husband John Harris, to George Harris, … 9 Apr 1874 James Harris as heir to brother George) … | 6 May 1874 | 263, 181 |
Abbreviations in the notes
t/on - thereon; t/p - turnpike; dw - dwelling; ho - house; pt - part; pce - piece; grnd - ground; bldg - building; Tr/Trs - Trustee/Trustees; dec - deceased; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded; rd - road; ' - feet; " - inches;
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